This project renovated the Poinsettia COASTER Station in the City of Carlsbad. It provided safer pedestrian access by lengthening and elevating passenger platforms, installing a fence between the tracks, replacing the existing at-grade rail crossings with a grade-separated undercrossing, and relocating existing tracks.

The now 1,000-foot-long platform accommodates longer Pacific Surfliner trains and more passengers. Raising the station platform to 15" provided level boarding for Amtrak passengers, allowing them to board quickly and easily.

Construction began in spring 2018 and was completed in early 2020. SANDAG allocated $35.9 million for this project. The Federal Transit Administration Regional Surface Program provided $13.6 million, $4 million came from state funding, and $16.1 million came from TransNet.

Oceanside Transit Center (OTC) is one of the busiest in the San Diego region. About 11 million passengers board trains and buses here each year. OTC connects passenger rail service between San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and Los Angeles counties.

SANDAG and the North County Transit District (NCTD) completed a major expansion of OTC which increases the number of trains that can board passengers at the same time and allows freight trains to move through the station while passenger trains are boarding.

Station improvements included extending an existing boarding platform to the north, building a new 1,000-foot-long boarding platform to the south, and adding a new passenger walkway at the south end of the transit center to connect the new platform. Additionally, we added a third rail track in the center of the railroad right-of-way and constructed new crossovers to improve operations.

The project also enhanced customer amenities, including new shelters, seating, and electronic signs displaying real-time arrivals and departures. New directional lighting was designed to illuminate the platform while minimizing light to the surrounding area. Additionally, we made improvements to make boarding easier for disabled Amtrak passengers.

Construction began in June 2016 and wrapped up in late 2017. The total cost of the project was $28.1 million. Project funding sources included $3.4 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, $3.7 million in Federal Transit Administration funds, and $21 million from TransNet.

SANDAG worked with NCTD to construct the San Luis Rey Transit Center, a new bus transit facility anchoring the North River Village mixed-use residential and retail development in northeast Oceanside.

The 12-bay transit center is located near the intersection of Vandergrift Boulevard and North River Road. It replaced an interim facility in the Walmart shopping center at College Boulevard and State Route 76. The North River Village project was developed in collaboration with NCTD and was designed to showcase the best of new urban planning principles, such as enhancing pedestrian connections and providing nearby amenities for transit riders and residents.

Located 30 minutes from both the Oceanside and Vista transit centers, the transit center accommodates five local and regional bus services in an area where demand for enhanced transit service is increasing. The new transit center provides connections to Camp Pendleton and SPRINTER rail services, as well as local BREEZE bus service within northeast Oceanside.

SANDAG began construction in April 2012 and completed the project in December 2013. Bus operations began at the transit center on February 2, 2014.

The total project cost was $9 million. Approximately $6.3 million was spent on planning, engineering, land acquisition, and off-site improvements. The construction budget for the transit center was $2.7 million. Congress appropriated $1.85 million in Federal Transit Administration funds for the construction of the project, including $1.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Approximately $850,000 was secured through NCTD and local sources.